IT'S AMAZING HOW WE CAN TRANSFORM A BEAUTIFUL ADOBE HOME INTO THIS IN JUST A FEW HOURS OF WORK. MAYBE ALL WE NEED TO DO IS ADD A RIBBON AND EVERYONE WILL THINK IT'S A CHRISTMAS PRESENT.

BUT THIS IS HOW IT'S GOING TO LOOK UNTIL WE FINALLY GET THE EXTERIOR OF THE HOUSE COVERED WITH WITH STUCCO.

I CAN HARDLY WAIT.

WE NAILED ON TWO INCHES OF RIGID INSULATION TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE WALLS TO BOOST THE R-VALUE OF THE ADOBE. BUT REMEMBER THERE IS MORE TO ADOBE THAN JUST R-VALUE. THERE IS ALSO THE ABILITY OF THE ADOBE TO STORE HEAT. IN THIS CASE, A LOT OF IT. WITH THE INSULATION INSTALLED ON THE OUTSIDE, WE HAVE JUST BUILT A VERY LARGE THERMOS BOTTLE.

NOW THIS HOUSE HAS ONE INCH OF INSULATION UNDER THE ENTIRE FLOOR, UP TO ALMOST THIRTY INCHES OF INSULATION IN THE ROOF AND TEN INCH AND FOURTEEN INCH ADOBE WALLS WITH TWO INCHES OF RIGID INSULATION ON THE EXTERIOR.